Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1887-07-18
EEo. weather and storms.

sEoc Weather and Storms.
The hot weather Of Saturday was intensi-
fed in Chicago yesterday, and there was
much suffering throughout the city. AT Z
o'clock in the morning the mercury had
reached 9O' and by IL it was 1907. The
maximum, 1922, and the hottest weather ex-
peIienced in Chicago in years, was reached
at l o'clock, and the temperature remained
nearly stationary until 5 o'clock. at 5
o'clock furions squail swept down upon
the lake, bringing with it a heavy rain,
which lasted half an hour. From the time
of the storm the temperature began falling
rapidly and at 8 at night had reached 19'.
The number of prostrations from the heat
up to 10 Mt night numbered forty-tive per-
sons OF this number eighteen died and
probably more vii! succumb. On Saturday
the total number of cases cared tor by the
police was over 100, and of this number
thirty or more resulted fatally. Such de-
gree of heat has not been experienced in
Chicago in nearly thirty years. As II
o'clock at night the latest returns showed
that sixty-two persons had died either in or
on the way to the various hospitals in the
city since Saturday morning. These deaths
are all the direct results of sunstr0ke or heat
prostraton. A number Of the patients
in the hospitals were in a state of
coma last night, anu the physi-
clans consider their cases hopeless. AT
the county hospitals the physicians and
nurses have been working almost unceas.
mgly Tor sc hours. George Scott, employed
by the Western Transit Company, was bit
ten Saturday and probably fatally injured
by horse which, it is supposed, had gone
mad through the intense heat. The horse
had been out in the sun during the day, and
about o'clock was driven into the covered
dock of the company at the foot of Rush
street. There ne acted as though tied,
dropping his head and remaining very quiet
Suddenly the horse commenced to rear and
kick, ct the same time swapping viciously.
Several men, among them Scott. rushed up
to quiet the horse. The horse caught Scott
by the chin, cutting the lip to the bone, and
tearing his throat badly. He was taken 10
the Alexian Brothers Hospital, where it is
feared that he is suffering blood poisoning,
and may be attacked with hydrophobia
The physicians ut the hospital entertain no
hope Of his recovery.
In Norfolk the heat was intense.
The thermometer at the United States Sig
nal Office recorded 100 $40 degrees, the
highest reached since July IS, 1881. In all
other localities the range varied from l02 to
JOG in the shade. The suffering amongst
the poorer classes of whites and colored is
very great In all narrow thoroughfares
people deserted their houses and emphat-
ically lived in the alleys. As early as
dayDreak yesterday morning crowds Of
nurses and others with sick infants and
small children FASTENED to the northwestern
water front of the city for fresh air after the
tortures OF seepless night, which will
never be forgotten there Guests OF hotels
were compelled to vacate their rooms and
take TO the sidewalk, and sit or nap there.
About o'clock in the evening clouds com
menced forming and peals of thunder were
heard, indicating long wished.for rain but
this nope was soon dispelled, and the heat
remained unabated.
With the single exception Of July S, 1876,
Yesterday was the hottest day Philadelphia
has experienced for over thirty years, the
heat being even greater than that of Satur-
day. At two o'clock in the afternoon the
thermometer registered 1922 in the shade,
being Just one degree less than that of July
S, 1876, and one and a.quarter degrees great.
er than Saturday. Up to late hour last
night there had been about thirty cases OF
sunstroke reported, fourteen of which re.
suited fatally.
At Augusta, Ga, yesterday, the thermom
eter Indicated n maximum temperature OF
lO49.
Two fatal cases of sunstroile occurred in
Washington yesterday from the intense
heat. The maximum temperature wes SO .
An electrical storm about 5 o'clock in the
evening reduced the heat considerably and
did some damage, demolishiDg barn across
the Eastern Branch, unrooing the poor
house, uprooting large number OF trees
and causing other loss.
In Baltimore the highest point reached
was 99o, which was shortly after 3 o'clock.
Just before shower fell. At a. N. it was
So, at p M 96' and at 10 p. m. So. The
rain in the afternoon helped matters con-
siderably and the breeze which followed
was very acceptable. There were several
deaths from the effects Of the heat.
In New York the cir was very close yes
terday morning. Toward noon heavy clouds
filled the sky. Without any warning ter,
rble wind and rain storm set in. 1t lasted
nearly half an hour and was accompanied
with rapid flashes of lightning and heavy
thunder. Trees were uprooted, window
shutters and signs were wrenched from their
fastenings and several pedestrians were IN
iured. The wooden fence around Castle
Garden and telegraph and telephone wires
were blown down. Along the river
fronts and the bay the storm ragged with
great fury. The police patrol boat steamed
out into the bay and rescued many persons
who were clinging to capsized sail boats.
At Rockaway much damage was done,
many small houses being wrecked or de
stroyed.
A terrible wind and rain storm accompa-
MED by hail struck Carlisle, Pa, and vicln.
itY. about 2 O'Clock Yesterday afternoon